Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith: Directed by George Lucas. With Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid. Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy. The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power — and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.